University of Texas Austin - Cactus Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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.-.-. . : ANCHORETTES Club calls ' chips ahoy! ' by MARY WHITEHEAD Twice a month, the Anchorettes spent their Monday nights baking and prepar- ing cookies for the Navy and Marine ROTC midshipmen. Tuesday after drill, cookie calls were held in Russell A. Steindam Hall and the midshipmen were able to sample their efforts. Our functions, like cookie calls, give them support since a lot of people don ' t understand what they ' re going through with the Navy, said Anchorette presi- dent Susan Sowell, business senior. Many of the Navy ROTC members were freshmen from out of state, so these functions helped them to meet many new people, such as their fellow midshipmen and the Anchorettes. Cookie calls were only one of the many activities by which the Anchor- ettes showed their support for the mid- shipmen. I ' ve really been impressed with how the battalion has supported the Anchorettes, said Sowell. They really seem to appreciate the things that we ' ve provided this year. Baking a batch for the midshipmen, Mary Whitehead, and Carol Moore, prepare for cookie call. Photo by Karen Messerman Anchorette advisor and naval sciences instruc- tor Lt. Tim Ritzert accept a housewarming pre- sent from Susan Sowell, business senior, and Hallie Cooper, liberal arts senior. The presenta- tion was made at the Anchorettes fall dining out, an event held each semester. Traditionally, An- chorettes invite Navy ROTC midshipmen to their dining out, enabling them to develop camaraderie between the two organizations. -- Photo by Stephen Reed I FIRST ROW: Lori Beth Sandt, Joanna Faye Fields, Mary Elizabeth Bose, Susan Elizabeth Sowell, Julie Marie Cox, Deborah Anne Williams. SECOND ROW: Diana Louise Ashcraft, Shirin Lisa Aidun, Mari Kristine Frost, Lorra Denise Foye, Suzanne Ellen Preston, Tina Marie Mangogna, Teresa Regina Mof- fitt, Tiffin Marie Lee, Tracy Michele Cinder. THIRD ROW: Sonja Mae Smith, Mary Ruth Whitehead, Kathleen Rae Lambden, Patricia Lei Spence, Kimberly Ann McCutcheon, Marcela Maria Uribe, Rebec- ca Sue Fletcher. FOURTH ROW: Charla Elehne Kothmann, Susan Elizabeth Stevens, Melanie Love Lane, Melissa A. Young, Marian Alexandra Suarez, Melissa Ann Ferrell. FIFTH ROW: Heather Diane Levens, Hallieward Adams Cooper, Carol Marie Moore, Laurie McCullough, Andrea Marie Melvin, Tracey Lynn Campbell, Susan Elizabeth Schnitzius. Photo by Marci Doane 422 Anchorettes ' .

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I With a watchful eye. Fred Collins instruct Mike Mayer, during a Tuesday morning drill at Memorial Stadium. I ' htito by Stephen Reed Without twitching a muicle, Ian Mugford, displays the posture and form required of the mid- shipmen at all drills and inspections. Drills were held for an hour each Tuesday and Thursday. Photo by Judy Walgren I An Air Force cadet returns a Navy ROTC midshipman ' s head dress dur- ing a particularly windy day at drill. B oth the Air Force and Navy ROTC shared the field at Memorial Stadium on Tuesdays for marching sessions. Thursday drills were held in classrooms as lecture courses that covered various aspects of military life. Photo by Kevin Gutting Navy ROTC 421

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SCABBARD AND BLADE Pledges pursue active duty by VICKI HOUSE Members of Scabbard and Blade, a national military honor society were elected from the ranks of outstanding cadets and midshipmen in the advanced courses of the Army, Navy and Air Force ROTC programs at the Universi- ty. Invitations were sent to the potential pledges, and if they wished to join, they began the two-week pledge program. Each pledge was given a manual which told of the history, purposes and ideals of the group. The pledges were also given a list comprised of the names of all active members, on which they had to aquire the initials of each member. When you have to hunt down some- one, you tend to learn something about them, said Harold Gunji.When the pledges found the members whose signatures they needed, the members quizzed them. They asked us when Scabbard and Blade was formed, at what school, the names of the men who started it and other information from our pledge manuals, said Gunji. At the second meeting, pledges were given a test of the material printed in the pledge manual. Alyson Headle, pledge trainer in 1984, said the test was not difficult, but it was necessary to make sure the pledges learned the information. With all the rivalry going on between the services, it was really neat to meet people in the other branches, said Gunji. Completing the last phase of pledgeship, Mark Arellano answers questions on the Scabbard and Blade pledge test. Photo by Robert Cohen FIRST ROW: John Clement Post, Timothy Brown, David Joseph Peddy. SECOND ROW: Del Jenice Watson, Jean Lynn Kozusko, Gary Michael Gilmartin, Alyson Clark Headle. THIRD ROW: Lisa Lachnace Smith, Susan Melinda Martin, Gary Wayne Klabunde. Photo by Joseph Jaworski Part of initiation into the National Society of Scabbard and Blade involved going through a secret ritual known only to active members. Carl Spillers, land management junior and Harold Gunji, architecture junior, smile at the levity of the ritual. Photo by Robert Cohen Scabbard and Blade 423